New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-12
COLOR0W AND HIS THlEvING BAND.
GENERAL MARSHALL TELLS OF THEIRLiFE.
HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE INDIANS WHEN HE WAS


HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE INDIANS WHEN HE WAS
GOVERNOR OF KANSAS.
General Frank Marshall formerly Go vernon of Kan
sas now resident OF Colorado, where be has heavy
Investments In mining and cattle growing is at the Hof-
man House. His long experience the border has
given him especial facilities for gaining knowledge of
Indian affairs Incidentally he began talking on this
subject yesterday when he was led into conversation Of
some length. Said the General
" In 1912 was Sheriff OF Caldwell County, Missouri
1t was then frontier county All the country the
river beyond us then known the Great American
Desert 1t ali Inaia country. Kansas, Nebraska
and Colorado have since been carved out of it. The
Indians used to the ri yer at Fort avenworth and
come into the Missouri settlements to hunt and kin
game. Occasionally band OF Indians would be found
in my county. The settlers would complain to of
their presence and 1t was duty to send them back to
the reservations My experience that good
Indian, but these Indians better than the with
whom Governor Adams and Sheriff Kendall have had to
deal in Colorado"
Did you have trouble in driving the Indians back !"
mo"
How did you accomplish 2"
my first step to send deputy sheriff to the chief
OF the band tribe to tell him TO come into town
certain day. The Indian Is curious and inquiring and
the chief failed come accompanied by twenty
thirty bucks always put the date far enough of
they could kill few deer and be well provisioned. When
the Indians In they would seat themselves cross
legged on the ground In the square Tho chief would
pull out his big pipe, which held about quarter of
pound of the weed, and I'LL it with tobacco and kill
krick He took the first puff and then handed 1t to
me. took puff for every warrior of his gang That
the Indian etiquette. When the pipe passed around
the circle and got back to him he was ready for the pow
WOW, and asked what was wanted of him and why 1
had for him. When explained the situation, that
complaint filed with about their hunting within
the settlements and that duty required me to move
them back the reservations. they accepted the stna
ton at The old chief wanted TO know If they we're
TO have replied in the negative telling him
that his band could go back by the regular route and in
three sleeps home We talked about their supplies
and when found they out of coffee AMI sugar but
had plenty of meat bought them quantity of the
former, which put them In cool humor. They went
right back 10 the reservation without further trouble
"Do you know Colnrow Z"
have both known him and all about him since 1854.
He has always been the warpah in one way or an
other but could enough Indians TO follow him
TO do than annoy the settlements west Of the
Snowy Range He and his small following of mean
Indians made themselves simply intosrable 1t was the
ordinary thing for his band OF miscreants to stop at
white settlers house. order tho wife to cook for them and
up everything in the house. Old Colorow has been
at his deviltry twenty years to my knowledge
There is doubt that he has murdered many white
whom he has caught alone without It being known
who committed the murder AS the country flied up the
whites have grown stronger Year after year they have
objected Strennously 10 the
Colorow and his bucks who have on the reserVa
lions every summer annoy and herass the settlers
This year the elimination of the matter and think
that but for the prompt action OF Governor Adams aud
Sheriff Kendall there would have been serious out
break"
ado you think the United States Government should
have intcrfercd !"
eff the Government expects to quarter lot OF desper-
ADDE'S the Colorado line. and to permit them TO 20
that line whenever they please to commit depre
aons and atrages and MURDERS and then rush back in
safety 10 the reservations. and yet will do nothing to
protect the people who subjected to these wrongs.
they must expect them to protect themselves They
ought protect themselves and must do IL even they
the line into the reservations TO teach the req
Indians within the reservations or there Will be trouble
What manner of man Ia Colorow ,,-,
~He is the Indian OF hs tribe. He Is thieving
mnrerous old devil lie Is offensive 10 his own tribe so
dnce them 20 go TO war he would do IT, The better
among the Utes would kill him II they FELT SAFE Ill DONG
~You have been engaged in mining In Colorado ! ="
"Yes have Identified with Colorado mines since
1853. and actively engaged In mining since lsOh
How is mining now rs compared WITH that period n,
were simply prospecting the country by who knew
nothing about mining Consequently mining was pima
ground were so for fabulous prices Neither the
pactor the purchaser knew what he was doing so lar
this city prominent business asked me If knew
anything about mne the name OF which has escaped
ting up money for il since lsGi said he, and Thought
n time TO inquire about It I thought 80. TOO but
merely asked him IL the mine beiag worked, when
he replied with astonlshment: Being worked NO
Why do YOU have TO work 'em q That may sound
strange OF the ignorance dspaye but IL
is literally true. From such condition OF things ta
ures ipnumerablc followed Mining got black eye IL
| was denounced a wholesale swindle ana suffered
accordingly in public estimation ln the last Jew years ,
mining has become recognized AS a business as cgti
mate aud reliable any other California was Tue mrs,
mining State OF prominence 1t has hal ia US snd
downs but has 10 the front again under luis
evolution OF of mining. Her people nave
discovered that her great calth lies In the mother OF
gold, which Is quartz and which can be mined ana
millei Tor pittance compared with Its value Inc cost
profits OF So TO SIS ton. hundred stamp mn VIII
crush from 200 800 day. Such min costs
from $4,000 TO $4,000. where 1t formerly cost
$50 600 Most OF the owners OF the millions OF tons OF
Guarfz that lie State too poor To buy mills
even at this price These the people sendng Est
for capital, coming for II themselves Althonsh
there l. plenty OF money In this country, English.
French aud Holland capitalists arc furnishing mucn OF
the new capital this Developments and are receiving
df,If..;i ought be retained